#4E4088#4E4088

#4E4088 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.116 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4088
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 136)
HSL	hsl(252, 36%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 52.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 24.68, -38.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 45.65, 302.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.34% 0.0385 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(42.34% 0.116 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4180, 7.0638, 24.1550)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4088 #7A8840

analogous

#405688 #4E4088 #724088

triadic

#4E4088 #884E40 #40884E

tetradic

#4E4088 #884056 #7A8840 #408872

square

#4E4088 #884056 #7A8840 #408872

split-complementary

#4E4088 #887240 #568840

monochromatic

#1E1935 #362C5E #4E4088 #6756AF #8D7FC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#4E4088 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4E4088 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4088

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4088	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4088	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214D8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4088;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.116 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8375ab',
    500: '#4e4088',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4088;
$custom-light: #8375ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4088",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42343,
    "c": 0.11556,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4088

secondary

#A3AD76

accent

#CC5CB6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4088

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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